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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The Winfield Telegram changed
hands on the first day of September,
and is now published by D. c Young
& Go. The paper has always been a
good one and will remain so.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The annual meeting OF the National
Cattle and Horse Growers association
will be held at Kansas City, beginning
October 3lst, and continuing for three
DAYS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The normal school closed last Friday.
1t was the best attended, and in every
way the most satisfactory normal ever
held in the county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
AN INCIDENT.

Since that fearful occurrence. we have
read several incidents of the railway
accident near Chatsworth, Illinois, last
month, but nothing that we have seen
was more affecting than the following,
in an exchange, headed 1.-The Story of
Mrs. Merriam Grant,"
She was in the rear chair car, with
her husband. liz this car was a party
of six people. In order that they might
sit together, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant chang
ed seats with young man and his bride.
Their courtesy saved their lives, for the
young people were both killed. Mrs.
Grant thought this party were theatri-
cal people, or concert singers, they were
so jolly, and sang so well. They could
sing, and they laughed and told stories.
and they anticipated the many pleas
ures OF the trip until late at night.
Then Mrs. Grant composed herself in
her chair, and covered her face with her
handkel chief, to go to sleep. Nearly
everybody in the car was quiet but the
jolly party of six. About this time the
young bride was requested to sing
Sweet Hour of Prayer" Something
in the desire to sleep and rest recalled
the sweet old song. The young woman
sung, and all listened, while the train
sped on.
Sweet hour Of prayer. sweet hour of prayer,
That calls me from a world OF care,
And bids me at my Fathers throne
Make all my wants and wishes known.
There was pause, and the clear voice
went up again:
And since He bids me seek His face,
Believe His word and trust His grace;
I'll cast on Him my every care.
And wait for thee. sweet hour of prayer.
Oh, how little did the singer and her
audience think that to most of them
the morning would never come for an
other sweet hour of prayerl" And then
what was it? Did they sing it as the
last and most fitting song before closing
their eyes to sleep, or did the angel of
death bring the thought to their minds?
Whatever it was, all raised their voices
in that grandest of prayers, Nearer
My God, 10 Thee" and all singing it,
went to their death.
Though like a wanderer. the sun gone down,
Darkness be over me. my rest a stone.
Went up the melody, above the roar of
the doomed train. Their sun had gone
down, but they did not know it. Dark
ness would soon be over them, but they
knew it not. And as the little CLEAN of
fire appeared far down the track, their
voices Swelled in
Yet In my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God. to Thee.
The speed of the train increased down
the grade. Again the song swelled:
There let the way appear. steps unto heaven.
The way was already in sight.
All that Thou sendest me, in mercy given
And then, with but q moment of life
left for each; even when poor Ed. Nc
Clintock's hand was giving its last des-
perate wrench to the "throttle'' of his
engine, the singers sang:
Angels to bcckon me,
Nearer, my God. to Thee.
EnOuphl IT was finiShpdi The on
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The case against the Wyandotte train
wreckers was submitted to the jury yes
terday. y now appears certain that
Hamilton will he convicted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

a young couple expect To gain noto-
riety by being married at u country fair
In New York. Ben. Butler encourages
them with dozen silver spoons.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The new hotel ut Wichita is to he
called the Carey Grand. Part Of the
name IS IN appreciation of the Grand
hotel i'm this city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Our motto is: Local option, high H.
cense and hanging. We don't believe
In letting men die Of old age In Jail.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The Pennsylvania democratic plat
form favors lowering the tax on tobacco,
but leaving IL high on whisky.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

At present the Rock Island train ar.
riVes ut Pratt Center at 10 p. m. and
leaves there at n. m.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
ASf
Nearer. nv God. TO Thee,

Enough! 1t was iinished!. The en-
gines struck the frail bridge. and it
sank. The car containing the singers
crashed like bolt of JOve through the
two cars in front of it, killing and
grinding them as foot kills worm.
In the same instant another car crash
ed through it, and the singers were
dead.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
Land once at Larned. Kans., Aug. 70. 1887.

A<ohN OniOC ~ LII hc'As neho's A uB@ ~0s AoOss
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has flied notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim.
and that said proof will be male before the
clerk of the district court OF Barber county.
Kansas, at Medicine Lodge, on November %
1887, viz: William N. Davis, o. ID. 8. No. 14zo0.
for the @ NE \ and \ Sc u sec 30, twp 90
south. of range IL west.
He names the following witnesses to provo
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
CD Gilmore, c C Sparks John Chadwick,
Jack Chadwick, all of Elm Mills, Kansas.
IA IL w. X. BROwHLEE, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
THE PUBLIC DERT

Following is a recapitulation of the
public debt statement issued Sept. LIST !:
Total debt, principal and interest, 1854 csI SIS
Debt less cash in the treasury .. 1850 IA. $50
decrease during August,........... 4.S0o. 415
decrease since June SO-....-........ 9.e54.31O
Iotal cash In the Treasury. 459. a29
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
Land once at Larned, Rams, Aug. %. iss7.


Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
and that said proof will be made before the
Probate Judge within and for Barber county.
Kansas, at Medicine Lodge. Kansas. on No
yember %, 1887. viz: John Motter, o. ID. 3. No.
1892, for the W II Sc sec ~. and INV NE |,
ne NV sec %, twp ~ south, of range 12wcst.
He names the following witnesses to prove
bis continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
d Cunningham, Phillip Hartzell Fl God
dard, Martin Thompson. all OF Medicine Lodge
Kansas.
Is 20 W. X. BRowNLEE, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
Land once at Larned. Kans., Aug. "A. 1857.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make nnal proof IN support OF his claim,
clerk OF the district court Of Barber county, at
Medicine Lodge. Kansas, on Nov ember 90, 1851
VIZ: john Fowler, q. ID. s. No. 13Z40. for the ne
range IL west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
MS CONTINUOUS residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
James Woodruff. Daniel McKeever, Samuel
lroxfon. w Mcintosh, all Of Medicine Lodge,
LAS W. r. BsowkLrE. Register
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

A man named Walter Ridgeley, re-
siding on Red River, in Texas, near
Texarkana, enjoys the distinction of
being a seven-killer, that is, he has
killed men, and all within six weeks.
Strange 10 say, too, in every instance
he was but acting in self-defense. His
record started in this way: About the
first of March two ferrymen near his
place charged a drummer the enormous
fee of So for taking him across the
stream, though the regular price was
but 50 cents. Ridgely sided with the
drummer, and protested with the ex-
tortionists, and they attempted to fight
him. He killed both on the spot. Their
names were Murphy. Two weeks later
brother and an uncle of the dead men
way-laid Ridgeley after night, and fired
on him, killing his horse. He fell with
the animal, and remained motionless
until his assailants approached to take
look at their intended victim. When
they were within ten feet of him, he
fired his trusty revolvers, one of which
he held in each hand, and killed two
more Murphys. a few weeks later he
! was at his own home, expecting an at
tack from three other Murphys. the
remnant of the family in that part of
the country. He heard a disturbance
at his barn, after night, and started in
that direction, followed by two of his
employees. In the barn-yard a figure
stepped from behind wagon and fired,
the bail hitting Ridgeley's left arm, and
rendering it useless, but with his right
hand he fired at the figure, and Murphy
No. 5 dropped dead. He was attacked
from two sides, and managed to hit two
more of his antagonists, killing one
outright, and MORALLY wound!ng the
other, so that lie died within an hour.
In the fight Ridgeley was shot in the
arm, through the right breast, and
through the left shoulder. He will get
well, however. Ridgeley is an unmar-
ried man, "a years old, of quiet dispo-
siiion, but full of grit. lie was educa-
ted at Princeton, but for ten years,
prior to 1882, he followed a rough life
in the west, hunting Indians, herding
cattle and acting as scout. He is we'll
TODD, has good farm, and is popular
| with his neighbors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

1t is understood the Labor represent
atives in the new house will make an
effort to form close union for the pur-
pose of influencing legislation. Three
OF the democratic members were elect
ed formally as labor democrats, while
Weaver, O'Neill, Foran and others of
less prominence are counted on as GER
tain to stand with the out and out la
Dor men. The plan is to try first Ia
persuade the democratic majority to
give the special legislation asked by the
labor element of the country. Failing
to secure what they wish in that way,
work will be begun for the organization
OF national labor party in 1888, and
the nomination of labor presidential
ticket. Gen. Weaver who it Will be re-
membered, was the presidential nomi-
nee Of the greenback-labor reform par
", openly states this is the programme.
BERG asked lately il there would
be labor ticket in the field next year,
be responded that 1t depended upon the
course OF congress next winter. de
was nominated and elected IS q demo
crat last November. but he Is classed
more as a labor man than democrat.
O'Neill, Foran and other members who
rank as labor men, have always been
democrats. and IL Is expected their in
fluence will be exerted 10 keep the la
Dor element on the democratic side
where II naturally belongs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20
SHERIFFs SALE.

In the District Court of Barber county, stats Of
Kansas.
N. H. Baldwin, plaintiff,
versus
Henry CARRIER, ct al, defendants.
DY VIRTUE of an order Of sale, to me diree-
ID ted, issued out of the District Court of Bar
Der county, Kansas, in the above entitled 40
ton, |, Charles ID. Nelson, sheriff of said cOuR.
ty, will, on
SATURDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF APRIL,
A. D., 1887, Mt O'clock p IN. Of said day al
the front door of the courthouse, i'm the city
of Medicine Lodge, Barber county, state Of
Kansas, offer for sale, mt public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, all the right,
title and interest whatsoever of the said Henry
CARRIER ct al, In and to the following lands and
tenements, towit: Lots nu IN beI ed seven, eight,
and nine, q, and 81, in block number fifty
three, (53), In the town of New Kiowa, all in
Barber county, state of Kansas, to satisfy q
Judgment of plaintiff, against defendant, for
One Hundred and Segenty-TwO Dollars and
Twenty Five Cents [Sl72.25l. with interest at
10 per cent. from the I'd day of February, 1887,
upon said amount; and Twelve Dollars and
Eighty-Five Cents l$12.S5I, as cost of suit, and
the costs of this sale,
Given under my hand this, the 18th day Il
March, A. D., 1887.
CHARLES d. NELSON,
Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas.
BY GEO. w. STEVENS, Under Sheriff. A
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE is hereby given to all persons hav-
IN ing claims against Charles III. Douglass and
John X. LampOrt, partners, as Douglass & Lam
port, and Charles II Douglns and John X. Lam
and qualified assignee of Charles II. Douglass
and John X. Lamport, partners, doing business
under the firm namenof Douglass & Lamport,
individually. of sun CITY. Barber county. Kan
sas will attend, at the Office of the clerk of the
district court of Barber county, Kansas, at
state. on Monday, the first day of August, A. D.,
1887, to adjust and allow demands against the
estates of the said assignors, and will remain
in attendance at said place on said day, and
during two consecutive days thereafter, and
shall commence the adjustment and allowance
of demands against the trust funds. at nine
O'Clock, a. m, and continue the same until FIVE
o'clock p. m. of each OF said three days.
Dated this, I'D day of March, A., 1887.
p. A. SIMMONS, Assignee.
SAMPLE & VICKERs, attorneys. -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20
sHERIFFs SALE.

SHERIFFS SALE.
STATE OF KANSAS
BARBER COUNTY. &C.
In the District Court of Barber county, state
of Kansas.
Frank Adamson, plaintiff,
versus
w. HI. Clutter. defendant.
DY VIRTUE of an execution to me direo
~ ted, issued out of the District Court OF
Barber county, Kansas, in the above entitled
action, L, &. ID. Nelson, sheriff of said county
will, on
SATURDAY, THE Both DAY OF APRIL,
1887, at o'clock p. m. of said day, at the
front door of the courthouse, In the city OF
Medicine Lodge, Barber county, state, of Kan
sas, offer for sale, at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, all the right,
title and interest whatsoever of the said w.
II. Clutter in and to the following described
lands and tenements, to-wit:
Lots three (3) and four a.. and the south half
of the northwest quarter of section five 81,
township thirty-four GA, range ten QG), all in
Barber county, state of Kansas. to satisfy a
Judgment of plaintiff against defendant, for
Four Hundred and Seventy-five Dollars and
Thirty-eight Cents ($475 49,, with interest al
per cent. from March 9th, 1885, upon said
amount; and Thirty-two Dollars and Fifty
Cents 1852 60l, as costs of suit, and the cost Of
this sale.
Given under my hand this. Gath day of March.
1857.
CHARLES d. NELSON,
Sheriff of Barber County, Kansas.
By GEO. w. STEVENS, Under Sheriff a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

Edward Stokes, the slayer of Jim
Fisk, is q very busy as well as very
handsome man. lie owns the Mer-
chants and Bankers Telegraph COM
pany, runs the Hoffman house, and is
manager Of Mackay's telegraph inter
.ests. lie has for his lawyers Col. In
Rersoll, ex Senator Conkling and others
AZ formidable.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

Commissioner Miller, of the internal
revenue bureau, says the arrest of a
deputy collector in Maine for not Civ
ing information regarding the payment
of local license, will make an import
ant test case. When the deputy
collector was called upon to produce
his books and show whether the party
arrested for violating the state law had
taken out United States license, a
telegram was at once sent to Washing
ton asking for instructions as to the
course to be pursued. Mr.. MIller's re-
Spouse was to treat the information in
possession of the government as priYi-
legged. The Maine law, itappears, makes
the payment of United States license
prima facia evidence of the sale of liq-
uor, and similar laws have been passed
in several OF the states where prohibit
ton prevails. Commissioner Miller
has for some time anticipated conflict
between the representatives Of the in
ternal revenue bureau and the state au-
thorities under these laws, so that
when the opportunity came in Maine it
was at once determined to make such a
contest as would adjudicate the princi-
pies involved. The question has meyer
yet been settled in the courts, although
1t is the judgment Of federal authori-
ties in Washington that there can be
| no requirement of law to compel the
United States to assist in this way in
the conviction of any one suspected of
violating the state statutes. Mr.. Mil.
ler's idea is that it would be contrary
to public policy, and he thinks the
court, upon the hearing of the habeas
corpus case, will sustain that view.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

Philadelphia Record: Judging from
ti,e Kansas experiment, the colored
woman with ballot in her hand, is as
dangerous an innovation as cowboy
at n camp-meeting. The ballot has
been lilxened to lightning in executing
n freeman's will. The lightning from
female thunderclouds Is likely to strike
very mlscellaneously.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20
NoTICE FOR A NEW roWNsHrp.

NOTICE is hereby given that petition will
" be presented 10 the Honorable Board of
Commissioners of Barber county, state of
Kansas, at their July session, A. D., 1887, ask
ing for the setting of of municipal township
to be known rs Deerhead Township, and to be
bounced as follows: Commencing at the north
east corner of section five, in township thirty
two, range fourteen west, thence south, along
the section line, eight 49, miles, to the south
cast corner of section eight 90. in township
thirty three, range fourteen west; thence west
eight miles, along the section lines. to the
southwest corner of section seven, township
thirty-three, range fifteen west; thence north,
along the range line between ranges fifteen
and sixteen, eight miles, to the northwest cor
ner of section six (6), township thirty-two,
range fifteen west; thence east, along the sec
ton lines, eight miles, to the northeast corner
of section five, township thirty-two, range
fourteen, it being the place of beginning.
j. ID. FLEMING.
w. A. CLINKSCALES,
c. G. BLAKE,
VIM. PALMER,
CHAS. A. MARTIN,
4l-u And Many Others.
Medicine Lodge. March 9th, 1887.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

The :noted kidnapping cases in
Stevens county were tried last week
and the defendants acquitted. 1t will
be remembered that party of Hugo
ton citizens were charged with kid
mapping Sam Wood, to prevent him
working against Hugoton in the coun-
" seat contest.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

J. There are at least 800 men In this
city who are liable to the poll tax Of 90
each. This tax, II closely collected,
would produce fund Of 5000 to be us
ed in repairing the roads leading to
this city. and that is what should be
done with the poll tax. The streets
need but little work at present, while
the roads leading to town from every
direction are badly in need Of repair.
II is to be hoped that the mayor and
city council will devote every dollar
posaible to the roads outside OF town.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

The trouble with nearly all the bonds
now being issued by counties and cities
in Kansas Is that they are not option
bonds. In ten or fifteen years from
now, there will be a great anxiety on
the part OF these municipalities to re-
duce their interest-bcaring debt, and
then they will haye to initiate the ma
tional government either horde vast
surplus OF pay a premium for their
honda
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

Jay Gould was in Wichita last week
arranging for the construction Of the
Cedar Vale road, the road from Hazel
ton to Medicine Lodge and the extern
sion Of the ID. NJ. and A. from Iuka
southwest.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

For twenty two years, the place Of
burial OF the remains Of Abraham Lin
coin was known only to a few men,
known as the ''Guard of Honor"
though the general public believed that
the coffin was in the vault under the
monument. Last Thursday, the re-
mains we're removed from a secret
grave in the monument and placed in
new receptacle In which the body Of
Mrs. Lincoln was also placed. There
isno longer fear that vancals win dis
ssub the remains Of the dead president.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20
NOTICE FOR A NEW rowNsH1p


NOTICE is hereby given that at the July
IN meeting, 1887, of the Board of County Com
mfssioners of Barber county, Kansas, peti-
ton will be presented to said Board of Com
missioners, asking that there be set of and Or
ganizcd a new municipal Township, TO be known
as Eagle Township; said township TO be bound
ed as follows: Commencing at the northeast
corner of section eight, township thirty-two
south, range twelve west, thence west twelve
miles, to the northwest corner of section nine.
township thirty-two south, range fourteen
west; thence south ten miles, 10 the southwest
corner of section twenty-eight, township thirty
three south. range fourteen west; thence east
thirteen miles, to the southeast corner of sec
ton twenty-eight, township thirty-three south,
range twelve west; thence north five miles, to
the northeast corner of section four, township
thirty-tbrte south. range twelve west; thence
west one mile, to the northeast corner of sec
ton five, township thirty-three south, range
twelve west; thence north i've miles, to the
place of beginning.
G.. w FRISBY, A. BECKWITH
CLAY Meg RATH, l.. S. McELWAIN,
A. BALDOCK. GEO. II. SEXTON.
j. A. LOCKARD, T. A. SHUMATE
MATHEW BRENNAN,
D. F. THROCKMORTON,
42h And Many Others
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

An effort by the United Labor party
in Chicago to Dust the socialists from
the order on Sunday was failure. and
80 the conservatives withdrew from
the meeting and turned it over to the
socialists, hoping, as they claim, to
bring the party into disrepute and de-
stroy its influence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

The jury which tried Arnsdorf, at
Sioux City, Iowa, for the murder of
Rev. EIaddock, last summer, disagreed.
Mr.. lIaddocK was fighting the saloons
and he was brutally murdered by paid
Essassins.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

Bell and Hoffman, the two men who
wrecked the train at Dunbar, Nebras-
ka, last fall, resulting in thedeath of the
engineer, have been convicted. Hoff-
man will be hanged and Bell will go to
the penitentiarY for six years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

+. a. Drexel, tine Philadelphia bank
err, left each OF his unmarried daughters
nearly four millions Of dollars when he
died. They are yet single and have no
notion OF marrying.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

April 18th, next Tuesday, will be the
sixty-eighth university of the found
ing OF the order Of Odd Fellows. The
occasion will be appropriately observed
In this city.